The Lumen Christi student section cheers for the Detroit Pistons Flight Crew during halftime of the Lumen Christi and Jackson girls basketball game Friday night at Lumen Christi High School. Jackson won the game, 72-63. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

The Detroit Pistons Flight Crew performs for fans during halftime of the Lumen Christi and Jackson girls basketball game Friday night at Lumen Christi High School. Jackson won the game, 72-63. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

Jackson junior Ashleigh Spencer (22) drives to the hoop during their game against Lumen Christi Friday night at Lumen Christi High School. Jackson won the game, 72-63. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

JACKSON, MI – For Rachel McDonald, Friday’s game against Jackson High was much more than a simple basketball game.

As players from both Jackson and Lumen Christi played to raise awareness for breast cancer, McDonald played to honor her uncle Bill McDonald, who was diagnosed with cancer.

And although the Titans fell to the Vikings 72-63, McDonald played with her uncle on the back of her mind.

“It means so much to me to be able to play for him,” McDonald said. “I’m just honored to be a part of this game and play as hard as I can.”

McDonald came up with 16 points, three rebounds and a block.

“I was excited all week long for this,” McDonald said. “To have all these fans here, it just made it that much more intense and just made me want to go that much harder.”

The support could be seen in just about every corner of Lumen Christi’s gym: From pink uniforms, to a student section decked out in pink. Even referees’ whistles were pink.

“It feels good, because we got a lot of people together for the same cause,” said Lumen Christi student Ryan Gibson, who painted his hair pink for the event.

And the support didn’t end there.

The Flight Crew, a group that performs basketball stunts during halftime Detroit Pistons games, joined in on the cause as well, performing high-flying stunts for the fans during halftime.

“It was just great,” Gibson said. “I’ve never seen anything like it. It was just crazy.”

For Flight Crew member Scott Hesington, A.K.A the Sky King, the opportunity to join in on the cause is a great motivation for his team.

“We do a lot of charitable organizations, and obviously breast cancer awareness is one of the big ones and we’re supporting this at the Detroit Pistons game as well,” Hesington said. “We’re just blessed to have this opportunity, and to get invited to do this was just great.”